Acid Reflux and PPI's

[Biciclista]

please let me know how that works. I wish he could still drink coffee, we both know that's part of the problem. he loves coffee, it has replaced other rituals like smoking and drinking ...and except for the stomach, there's no really bad side affects from it.

[Pax]

please let me know how that works. I wish he could still drink coffee, we both know that's part of the problem. he loves coffee, it has replaced other rituals like smoking and drinking ...and except for the stomach, there's no really bad side affects from it.

Will do, I LOVE good coffee (and wine) and will miss it terribly, but if I can't get off that drug it'll be worth it.

[Tuckervill]

My poor husband has been on Prevacid for more than 10 years. He's dropped the weight and changed the diet and nothing has worked, except that.

I can't imagine taking an acid (vinegar) to prevent acid burn in the stomach!

Karen

[Pax]

My poor husband has been on Prevacid for more than 10 years. He's dropped the weight and changed the diet and nothing has worked, except that.

I can't imagine taking an acid (vinegar) to prevent acid burn in the stomach!

Karen

In researching reflux I've found out a couple of things,
one is that when you try to stop taking ppi's a "rebound" period happens, it's where your body produces a bunch of acid within the first couple of weeks after ditching the ppi's. Most people get right back on them during the rebound period.

The second thing was that using apple cider vinegar (heavily diluted in water) is supposed to help your stomach better regulate either it's acid content or production (not sure which since the site mostly said "hey, it works!").

Another thing I found was that the "cure" for reflux seems to be highly individualized, what works for one person won't work at all for another. For example, one of the most mentioned suggestions is to eat a sweet apple every day, lots of folks swear by this...for me eating an apple is like gargling acid so that "cure" is a bust for me.

Bottom line...when I was a kid I heard a few adults complain about heartburn, now everyone I know is on some sort of ppi, it's doesn't make sense that all of a sudden everyone has acid reflux problems. There has got to be a better way to function.

[bambu101]

Here is an interesting link to a site of folk remedies and holistic treatments for common aliments, including GERD:

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/acid_reflux.html

[Pax]

Here is an interesting link to a site of folk remedies and holistic treatments for common aliments, including GERD:

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/acid_reflux.html

Thanks! I'll look it over tonight.

[cogmarks]

Do you notice that it goes away when you are not stressed? I teach school, and I have had terrible GERD for the last 15yrs (my father died from esophageal cancer). The only thing that seems to work well for me is summer vacation. When I am not stressed, I have very little heartburn. Also, I have found that when I sleep half sitting up, like on the couch, I have very little heartburn.

One of the best drugs for GERD was taken off the market, because it interacted with several other drugs. Propulsid actually worked to strengthen the lower esophageal sphincter. That keeps the acid where it belongs, which is in your stomach, of course. If you can get a doctor to write you a prescription for it, you might want to try Motilium. Janssen makes Motilium, which is similar to Propulsid but without the drug interactions. It works by regulating gastric emptying. The only problem is that you would have to order it from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy, because the FDA held up approval of the drug for so long that the patent was going to run out too soon for the drug company to turn a profit after launching the drug. I have taken Motilium, and I think it is a great drug. I always buy some when I am out of the country.

Good luck.